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Directive Allows Sale of Pharmaceuticals Previously Approved by the U.S. FDA (Dec. 14, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Agreement to Combat Theft and Cross-Border Trafficking of Mobile Devices (Dec. 07, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On November 13, 2012, telecommunications authorities from the
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Memorandum of Cooperation on Methamphetamine Production (Sep. 06, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On August 23, 2012, drug enforcement authorities from the
Topic: Narcotics and drug abuse
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Firearms Marking Equipment (Jul. 13, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On June 25, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) announced that it will donate equipment to mark firearms to the Argentinean government. The equipment is ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Organization of American States
Agreement to Combat Trafficking in Firearms (May. 03, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On April 20, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of the Dominican Republic announced that they had reached an agreement whereby the ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Dominican Republic / Organization of American States
Agreement on Forfeited Funds (Apr. 02, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On March 26, 2012, it was announced that the United States and Mexican Attorneys General had signed a letter of intent whereby the United States will ...
Topic: Money laundering
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Nuclear Security Agreement (Apr. 02, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On March 26, 2012, it was announced that the United States, Mexico, and Canada have completed the implementation of an agreement whereby these countries, along with ...
Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Canada / Mexico / United States
Training Program for Mexican Prosecutors (Mar. 01, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On February 7, 2012, Mexico's Attorney General started a program designed by the justice departments of Mexico and the United States aimed at providing training on ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
House of Representatives Considers Bill That Punishes Citizens for Not Voting (Jan. 26, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On January 9, 2012, Mexico's House of Representatives announced that it is considering a legislative proposal that would punish citizens for not voting in federal elections. ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Convention on Use of Videoconferencing Approved (Jan. 23, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On December 14, 2011, the Mexican Senate approved and submitted for Presidential signature the Ibero-American Convention on the Use of Videoconferencing in International Cooperation Between Justice ...
Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Trade Agreement Reached with Central American Countries (Dec. 21, 2011) by Gustavo Guerra
On December 5, 2011, the Presidents of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras and the Secretaries of Foreign Relations of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica signed a ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Saadi Gadafi Prevented from Fleeing Illegally to Mexico (Dec. 14, 2011) by Gustavo Guerra
On December 7, 2011, the Mexican federal government announced that it thwarted an operation whereby Saadi Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, would ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Government Amends Housing Law to Allow Sales and Purchases of Homes (Dec. 01, 2011) by Gustavo Guerra
On November 2, 2011, the Cuban government published in the Cuban OFFICIAL GAZETTE an amendment to Law 65 on housing, allowing citizens who live in Cuba ...
Topic: Property
Jurisdiction: Cuba
Agreement to Provide Human Rights Training for Mexican Judges (Nov. 16, 2011) by Gustavo Guerra
On October 14, 2011, Mexico's Supreme Court and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (a part of the Organization of American States) signed an agreement whereby ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Mexico / Organization of American States
Program to Prevent Shipping of Illicit Goods via Sea Ports (Jul. 30, 2010) by Gustavo Guerra
On June 22, 2010, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Panama announced that they have started a program aimed at preventing counterfeit ...
Topic: Maritime law
Jurisdiction: Panama / United Nations
Nuclear Security Cooperation (Jul. 30, 2010) by Gustavo Guerra
During a recent Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, D.C., the United States, Mexico, and Canada agreed to cooperate, in conjunction with the International Atomic Energy ...
Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Canada / Mexico / United States
Agreement Results in Convictions (Jul. 29, 2010) by Gustavo Guerra
Two Mexican nationals captured in Nogales, Arizona, were recently convicted of marijuana trafficking in Mexico pursuant to the Controlled Substances Program (CSP), an agreement between the ...
Topic: Narcotics and drug abuse
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Arrangements on Aviation and Border Security (Jul. 29, 2010) by Gustavo Guerra
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary and Mexico's Secretaries of Interior and Public Safety recently signed two arrangements aimed at strengthening border and ...
Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Letter of Intent on Cooperation Against Smuggling, Trafficking (Aug. 28, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On August 13, 2009, high-ranking government officials from the United States and Mexico signed a Letter of Intent "to develop a coordinated and intelligence-driven response to ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Collaboration on Drug Cartel Indictments (Aug. 27, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On August 20, 2009, the United States Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the indictment of 43 individuals who ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Return of Stolen Oil Products Proceeds (Aug. 24, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On August 11, 2009, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that $2.4 million will be repatriated to Mexico as a result of a joint ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Utah and Baja California Attorneys General Reach Agreement to Fight Crime (Aug. 18, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On August 2, 2009, the Utah and Baja California attorneys general signed an "agreement of understanding" aimed at combating "human and weapons trafficking, money laundering and ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Letter of Intent to Foster Security and Trade Signed (Aug. 18, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Protocol to Punish Arms Trafficking (Aug. 18, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On July 13, 2009, the office of the Mexican Attorney General and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced they had established a collaboration protocol to ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Western U.S. Attorneys General Meet Mexican State Counterparts (Aug. 14, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
The Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) gathered in Idaho from August 2 though 5 for its 2009 summer meeting. CWAG members include the attorneys general ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Accord on Deportation (Mar. 10, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Governors Reach Agreement with ATF to Stop Cross-Border Firearms Trafficking (Sep. 10, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Plans to Identify and Disrupt Trans-Border Weapons-Smuggling Networks (Jul. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On June 9, 2008, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Mexico Customs announced Operation Armas Cruzadas, ";a major effort to identify and disrupt trans-border ...
Topic: Weapons
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Government Authorizes Use of Cell Phones by Cuban Citizens (Jun. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On April 9, 2008, the Cuban government published a resolution that authorizes the acquisition and use of cell phones by Cuban citizens. Previously, it has been ...
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Cuba
Congress Passes Judicial Reform Bill (May. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
The Mexican Senate recently passed a bill authorizing several judicial reforms, including the use of recorded telephone conversations as evidence with consent; the guarantee of the ...
Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Mexico
State Attorneys General Reach Agreements to Combat Organized Crime (Apr. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Raśl Castro Elected New President (Mar. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On February 24, 2008, the National Assembly of People's Power elected Raśl Castro, Fidel Castro's younger brother, as President of Cuba. In his inaugural speech, Raanduacute;l ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Cuba
